Comparison of basal area and stem frequency diameter distribution modelling using airborne laser scanner data and calibration estimation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 247, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 26-34

  Maltamo, M ^a   Suvanto, A ^a   Packalen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basal area distribution; Calibration estimation; Canopy height distribution method; Stem frequency distribution

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA DISTRIBUTION; CALIBRATION ESTIMATION; CANOPY HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION METHODS; STEM FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION;

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

FORESTRY;

AIRBORNE SENSING; BASAL AREA; BOREAL FOREST; CALIBRATION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; STEM; WEIBULL THEORY;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; LASERS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34447267469     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.04.031     Document Type: Article

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